India's newest stealth destroyer INS Visakhapatnam launched in Mumbai
Indian Navy launched its new destroyer INS Visakhapatnam in Mumbai on Monday.
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Indian staff and guests cheer as INS Visakhapatnam, the first Indian Navy P15-B stealth destroyer, is launched in Mumbai. The indigenously-designed ship's air defence capability is designed to counter the threat of enemy aircraft and anti-ship cruise missiles, and will revolve around a vertical launch and long-range surface-to-air missile system. The vessel is expected to be commissioned into the India Navy in 2018. AFP
Employees cheer as the INS Visakhapatnam sails into the Arabian Sea during its launch at Mazagon Docks, a naval vessel ship building yard, in Mumbai. The total cost of the warship project was around Rs 29,600 crore. Reuters
INS Visakhapatnam, with enhanced capability to operate in nuclear, biological and chemical atmosphere, during its launch. The ship spans 163 meters in length and 17.4 meters at the beam and is designed to achieve speed in excess of 30 knots, as per the Indian Navy brochure. PTI
An Indian worker tests a blowtorch as he waits to cut away a support for the INS Visakhapatnam. It is designed for a complement of 50 officers and 250 sailors. AFP
INS Visakhapatnam will be equipped with 8 Brahmos missiles and will have the same Ukrainian-built Zorya gas turbines as that of the Kolkata class destroyers. PTI
Indian workers stand on the bridge tower of a submarine as they watch the launch of INS Visakhapatnam. AFP
An Indian worker watches as INS Visakhapatnam is launched. After the launch of the ship Rear Admiral AK Saxena, Director General (Naval Design) said, "Kolkata Class did not have a full-fledged Total Atmosphere Control System (TAC). The TAC system provides you with the capability of operating in a fall-out region, be it a nuclear, chemical or biological almost endlessly." AFP
INS Visakhapatnam sails into the Arabian Sea during its launch at Mazagon Docks. The ship is equipped with Ship Data Network (SDN), Automatic Power Management System (APMS) and Combat Management System (CMS) and is termed as ‘Network of Networks’. Reuters
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